TY - JOUR
T1 - Survival, height and tree stability responses of Quercus petraea, two decades after the introduction of different tree shelter types
AU - Duerden, Catherine Elizabeth
AU - Jenkins, Tom
AU - Evans, Hugh
AU - Gwynn-Jones, Dylan
N1 - Duerden, C. E., Jenkins, T., Evans, H., Jones, D. (2017). Survival, height and tree stability responses of Quercus petraea, two decades after the introduction of different tree shelter types. Quarterly Journal of Forestry, 111(1), 26-31.
PY - 2017/1/1
Y1 - 2017/1/1
N2 - The long-term effects of 20 replicated tree shelter types (0.45-1.8m) were tested on sessile oak (Quercus petraea) saplings in mid Wales (1994-2014), against two control treatments. After 20 years shelters significantly (p<0.05) promoted survival in 17 of 20 treatments. Tree height was unaffected, but DBH was significantly (p<0.05) increased in 3 of the 20 types. Height:DBH, used as a tree stability
proxy, revealed significantly (p<0.05) lower mean values in 12 shelter types compared to the open control. This study suggests shelters can enhance survival and result in morphological changes that may make trees more stable in the longer term.
AB - The long-term effects of 20 replicated tree shelter types (0.45-1.8m) were tested on sessile oak (Quercus petraea) saplings in mid Wales (1994-2014), against two control treatments. After 20 years shelters significantly (p<0.05) promoted survival in 17 of 20 treatments. Tree height was unaffected, but DBH was significantly (p<0.05) increased in 3 of the 20 types. Height:DBH, used as a tree stability
proxy, revealed significantly (p<0.05) lower mean values in 12 shelter types compared to the open control. This study suggests shelters can enhance survival and result in morphological changes that may make trees more stable in the longer term.
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/2160/45337
M3 - Article
SN - 0033-5568
VL - 111
SP - 26
EP - 31
JO - Quarterly Journal of Forestry
JF - Quarterly Journal of Forestry
IS - 1
ER -